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Editorial Note: Okay, I was pushed back in my chair when I saw this news item come across the U2 Exit News desk, but should we surprised by much these days?! I guess not.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rhinestone Cowboy is trying on some more fashionable threads.
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Country singer/guitarist Glen Campbell is following in the footsteps of artists such as Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond by recording a new album designed to inspire a new generation of fans.

“Meet Glen Campbell,” due in stores on August 19, features covers of tunes originally performed by the likes of the Foo Fighters (”Times Like These”), U2 (”All I Want Is You”), and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (”Walls”), his Capitol Records label said on Tuesday. (more…)

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After an Easter break, U2 is back in the studio in Dublin to work on its next album with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. “Everyone [is] still hoping the new album will be out this year,” reads a post on U2.com.

The as-yet-untitled disc will be followed by a 2009 tour, U2’s first since recently cementing a 12-year deal with Live Nation Artists.

In other U2 news, Universal has set a July 22 release for remastered, expanded editions of the band’s first three albums: “Boy” (1980), “October” (1981) and “War” (1983).

Guitarist the Edge is overseeing the reissues, which will include the original album on a single-disc, 180-gram vinyl and in a two-CD package featuring B-sides, rare tracks and live material.

The reissue program began last fall with “The Joshua Tree,” which featured a previously unreleased video for “Red Hill Mining Town” and a host of other rarities.

- Billboard.com

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Cover Band Rattle and Hum will be playing at Darling Harbour from 5:30pm on April 9th to help mark the Sydney release of U23D at the Darling Harbour Imax.

Rattle and Hum are famous for appearing on Sunrise and recording a spot for the Chasers.

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U2 3D – The Ultimate concert film in IMAX 3D

The world’s biggest band are set to become even bigger when they hit IMAX screens in 3D. With the Australian release confirmed for April 10, fans can get ready for an experience that will be ’even better than the real thing!’ 

The Australian U2 Show perform LIVE from 9pm – Bar Open from 9pm 

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Go to http://www.imaxmelbourne.com.au to secure these enviable seats!

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Imax Melbourne, Imax Sydney and Brisbane’s Cineplex Australia all have officially confirmed U23D’s release date is April 10th. The Melbourne tickets go on sale March 12th and Brisbane’s release is set for the Victoria Point Cinemas.

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From ninemsn:

U2 3D puts viewers within the pulsing energy of a live U2 stadium concert. Marrying innovative digital 3D imagery and 5.1 Surround Sound, it creates an immersive theatrical experience unlike any 3D or concert film that has come before. Shot in South America during the `Vertigo` tour, U2 3D continues the band`s use of technology to create exceptional multisensory experiences.

“Bono wanted to go somewhere magical” with the creation of “U2 3D”, says director Catherine Owens; he was seeking an intensity the already ecstatic feelings evoked by U2’s live concerts.

The film, primarily directed by Irish artist Catherine Owens, and Mark Pellington, who co-directed the live shoot and provided invaluable creative support throughout post-production, sets out to capture the band’s relationship with each other and the resonant repsonse of their fans.

The first digital 3D, multi-camera, real-time production, the film was brought to life by 3ality Digital, who shot over 100 hours of footage with the largest collection of 3D camera technology ever used on a single project.

“U2 3D” will be exhibited in Hoyts cinemas equiped with digital 3D projection systems!

Screening at NSW - Broadway and Penrith; VIC - Chadstone and Northland; ACT - Belconnen; WA - Carousel.

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